The Foothills Christian Knights will challenge the Vincent Memorial Scots at 4:00 p.m. on Monday. Foothills Christian will be strutting in after a victory while Vincent Memorial will be coming in after a loss.
Foothills Christian made up a huge gap compared to their last game against Coastal Academy, but they still couldn't quite topple them. Foothills Christian never let Coastal Academy get on the board and left with a 15-0 win on Friday. The Knights' hitters stepped up their game for this one, as that was the most runs they've scored all season.
Jr Merino was a major factor while hitting and pitching. He pitched three innings while giving up no earned runs off one hit. He has become a key player for Foothills Christian: the team is 2-1 when he allows at most two hits, but 2-4 otherwise. Merino was also big at the plate, scoring two runs while going 2-for-5.
Jack Morgan
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In other batting news, Jack Morgan and Jeremy Saucedo did most of the damage at the plate: Morgan scored three runs and stole a base while going 3-for-4, while Saucedo scored three runs and stole a base while getting on base in two of his four plate appearances. Foothills Christian is 2-1 when Morgan posts two or more runs, but 2-4 otherwise. Another player making a difference was Lucas Long, who scored three runs and stole two bases while getting on base in three of his four plate appearances.
Meanwhile, Vincent Memorial was not able to break out of their rough patch on Monday as the team picked up their fifth straight defeat dating back to last season. They lost 16-6 to Calipatria. Give some credit to the fans of both teams: the last four times they've met, the home team has come away the winner.
Vincent Memorial's loss dropped their record down to 0-3. As for Foothills Christian, they picked up their first road victory, bumping their record up to 4-5.
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